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‪It’s the truth when I say I didn’t know what friendship was when I discovered #MLPFiM. I grew up a perfectionist, too obsessed with myself to take time for others. I didn’t know any better. I started at the beginning, an OG, and the music hooked me.

I had realized I was alone. Not just lonely but alone. I went to Meetups for many things, yet the DCBronies was the most genuine. I saw a place for me as a leader, organizer, and baker. Xiagu Engineer Brony and myself grew the fandom and more importantly ourselves.

MLPFiM taught me to value others and learn about them. The Meetups and #toastmasters helped me discover that I am a #motivationalspeaker. #BrassKnucklesMLP was a character that helped me discover and be me true self.

I am forever grateful to all you #bronies @bronycon, cloudsdalecongress, Fillycon, SuperSpeedyCiderCon, BABScon and all the rest that helped me grow. I hope I was able to help you as well, and I will continue to. This is never the end. Keep going. You are worth it. #MLPSeriesfinale #ThankYouMLP

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My Bronycon cosplay - Brass Knuckles, as taken by XenPhotos . See more of this motivational minotaur @askbrassknuckles!

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I am so excited to announce I will be presenting two panels at the last @bronycon, August 1-4 in Baltimore, Maryland! 

Assertiveness Seminar: Plus Ultra! - a hybrid of my traditional motivational Iron Will presentation, with a tie in to My Hero Academia and lessons from All Might on what it takes to find the hero in you and go beyond!

Bronies United Against Bullying: It Gets Better with  @dustykat, @foalpapers, @keepingfriendshipmagic and (virtually) @spikefiremane! This will be an interactive discussion about bullying and stigma that we have faced, and how we are working to overcome it. It will be a safe, supportive space, and the audience is invited to share their stories, if they are comfortable. You’re not alone.

Dates and times for the panels are to be determined and I’ll share it as I get it. Also, remember I’m now using @riftwingdesigns on all social media, with most posts going up on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. I can’t wait to see many of you there!

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Brass Knuckles wants your help! She is finalizing her presentation for the last @bronycon over the next two weeks and wants to know, what's the most memorable lesson you learned from her? And if different, what is the one thing you want to hear her talk about this year?

Thank you for your continued support! /)

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Throwback to the past Bronycon... you know I’ll be back for the last one, too. More details to come! 

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My @bronycon schedule has been set! I look forward to seeing many of you at #Bronycon2019 and for those that can’t make it, I will of course be recording my #AssertivenessSeminar. I’m so excited!

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About to start my #secretmission for June: rewatching and live tweeting the past few seasons of My Little Pony: Friendship is magic! Follow the action, random evenings (will try to alert a day early, but can’t guarantee) on https://twitter.com/riftwingdesigns I’ll post some of the most sage lessons here; follow me at twitter for the whole caboodle!

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If you liked my panels at Bronycon and would like to support further outreach, please consider purchasing merchandise from my Etsy or Redbubble sites! Every purchase helps me to travel and present at future cons. And if there is another convention you’d like me to speak at, please let that convention know! If it fits my work schedule, I’d be glad to go! Thank you for your support. /)